Amherst Residents Rally On The Town Common In Solidarity With The Amherst 9
A group of about 15 community members assembled on the Amherst Common across from Town...
Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC)
Letter: Councilors Hanneke And Griesemer Need To Reflect On Their Role In Upholding White Supremacy
On Monday October 17, certain members of the Amherst Town Council showed us what white...
Opinion: Why The Conversation About Policing Cannot Stop
On October 17, an obscure and poorly-constructed provision of the Amherst Home Rule Charter was...
Opinion: I Regret That This Is The Way It Is
All American atrocities were once protected by the law. Slavery, segregation, lack of women’s rights,...
Opinion: Our Community Stands With The Amherst 9
You have no rights is what Amherst Police told nine youths after detaining them before...
CSJCC And Town Council Will Resume Discussion On Police Accountability On November 1, 2022. Hanneke Offers Justification For Cutting Off Discussion At Previous Meeting
The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC) came to the October 17 Town Council...
“Why Is It That When Our Committees Of Color Come Before The Town Council They Are Poorly Treated?” Council Meeting Ends Prematurely With Frustration And Outrage
Report On The Joint Meeting of the Amherst Town Council and the Community Safety and...
Community Safety And Social Justice Committee Defies Council Decision To Cut Off Discussion On Police
Report On The Joint Meeting of the Town Council And The CSSJC, October 17, 2022. ...
CCSJC, Town Councilors, Continue To Spar Over Prioritizing The Needs Of Amherst’s Most Vulnerable Residents
Report On The Meeting Of The Community Safety And Social Justice Committee, October 12, 2022...
Community Safety Committee Ponders Its Role In Creation Of Resident Oversight Board
Report On The Meeting Of The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, September 28, 2022...
Social Justice Committee /DEI Director Clarify Differences About Police Engagement With BIPOC Youth
Report of the August 23 Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee The...
“There’s Still Much Work To Be Done”. Little Agreement As Town Council Considers Complaints About Police Harassment Of BIPOC Youth
Report On The Meeting Of the Amherst Town Council, August 16, 2022. Part I of...